Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg

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Match result (1X2)

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Team	Last 6	W	D	L	Goals
Werder Bremen	LLLLWD	1	1	4	6:12
FC Augsburg	WWLWWD	4	1	1	15:9

Oldest on the left, most recent on the right. League matches only.

Head to head

Last 6 meetings: Werder Bremen 2, FC Augsburg 2, 2 drawn, averaging 2.5 goals a game.

Scores, most recent first: 1-3, 0-0, 0-2, 2-2, 3-0, 2-0.

Analyst write-up

This backs Under 3.5. Werder are out of form and creating little (1.21 scored), while Augsburg are efficient rather than explosive (1.43 conceded, tidy defensive structure), so the combined expectation sits near 2.9, under the 3.51 line. Augsburg carry the slight edge on merit; Werder's home venue keeps it tight. Lineups are unconfirmed (published about an hour before kickoff), so team news may nudge this. A cagey 1-1 or narrow Augsburg win is the shape.

Most likely final scores: 1-1 12%, 1-2 9%, 0-1 8% (a 29% chance one of these lands). This is the scoreline read behind the call.

Main risk: Werder's raw defensive numbers (1.86 conceded) plus Augsburg's away scoring (2.09) could produce an open, higher-scoring game that busts Under 3.5; equally, if Werder's home edge is bigger than modelled they could nick a win the away-lean does not capture.

Unknowns: Confirmed XIs are not yet published (last actual lineups shown as probable), and both squads carry long unconfirmed injury lists, so selection and load could shift the read; no material stat is otherwise absent.